Compulsive hoarding is a mental disorder that is just beginning to be understood. As a hoarder, I have acquired things over the years with a specific purpose in mind at the time of the acquisition, used some of those items for their intended purposes, forgotten the goal for different objects, but now that I find that they have outlived their purpose in my life I am struggling to rid myself of those same things.

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Just checkin in...

I'm feeling much better than I expected to feel 11 days post-op. I am just so relieved to have the surgery out of the way and to be feeling the way I am. I definitely feel better than I did at this point in the recovery after my c-sections, so I'm quite happy about that.

When I went in to get the staples out last week, I asked the doctor, if it was okay for me to go through the boxes that The Hubster was bringing in from the pod on the driveway. She said that it was as long as I rested, if I felt tired. So I've been sorting and resting as needed. I've gotten through quite a bit so far, and I couldn't be happier.

We're about halfway through the pod at this point. Things have either been tossed in the trash, cleaned for donation, set aside for someone else, or kept for our use. So far, we're keeping very little except the craft stuff. And we're on such a roll that decisions are coming easier for me all the time.

We're about halfway through the pod at this time. Tomorrow, we're going to get it emptied. We want it off the driveway. Granted, that means we'll have to put what remains where it will fit, and it will take up quite a bit of room downstairs and in the garage, but I'll continue to work on sorting as many boxes as possible, so we can get the basement cleared as quickly as we can.

We're hoping to completely clean the pod out tomorrow and call the company on Monday to come and pick it up. The company has up to a week after we call to pick it up. That being the case, we will be able to park in the driveway before Christmas! We are SO thrilled with that! The driveway is going to look so naked once it's gone.

Who's Who and What's What in Confession's Closet

**The Hubster is my wonderful husband, but that was probably pretty evident. We recently celebrated our 30th anniversary.**Bugster is our oldest daughter, 29, who got married Spring 2010.**Bubster is Bugster's 28 year old husband.

**Baby Bug is is our first grandchild. Bugster and Bubster's beautiful little girl.**Frank is Bubster's 20 year old brother.Bugster and Bubster raised him the first 6 years of their married life, starting at age 14, due to a lack of parental responsibility.**Calamity is, for lack of a better description, Bugster and Frank's mother. To get a better idea of Calamity and how the kids ended up with guardianship of Frank, click here.

**Hopper is our middle daughter, 25, who has severe developmental delays due to a chromosome rearrangement.**Scooter is our youngest daughter, 22, who also has severe developmental delays due to the same genetic condition as Hopper. To read a little about the genetics, click here.

About Me

I'm a woman in the midst of self-discovery. I realized recently I'm a hoarder, and I'm wanting to change that. In order to do so, I need to deal with things I've not dealt with in the past. Struggles we've had. Dreams that were lost. And such an immense love for my family that I tend to hold onto everything that reminds me of them. I'm learning to let go and let the memories be enough.